NEWS + INTERVIEWS
New York Times: MÚSICA review: editor Melissa Kent…uses visual stunts to pull us in to the act of creation
Variety: MÚSICA review: Rhythmic playfulness seeps into Melissa Kent’s snappy editing
Variety: Women Create Art in Tandem: Melissa Kent & Kerry Washington
Los Angeles Times: The Intruder review: …with an edit by Melissa Kent that—there’s no other way to say it—absolutely rips.
Lunacy (USC): THE CUT, THE PACE, AND THE SCORE: Editor Melissa Kent on Finding a Film’s Sound
Art of the Cut: With Melissa Kent on editing Traffik
Lunacy (USC): Career Insight from editor Melissa Kent
CineMontage: Editing the Images and Sounds of American Pastoral
Below The Line News: "Kent enhanced the dramatic tension with an editorial approach that is deliberate, but understated."
Women and Hollywood: Guest Post—How I Went from Editor to Director
Indie Entertainment Magazine: Bernie and Rebecca screens at the prestigious Cleveland International Film Festival.
Indie Shorts Mag: "Bernie and Rebecca forged an indelible memory in the hearts of its viewers."
Blazing Minds: Melissa Kent's directorial debut given Award of Excellence + Exclusive Interview
Top 10 Films UK: “Bernie and Rebecca gave Kent the scope to challenge herself behind the camera...to showcase her potential as a multifaceted filmmaker."
Culture War Reporters: Bernie and Rebecca and Melissa Kent: On Her Directorial Debut, Its Creation, And More to Come
PODCASTS
Art of the Frame Podcast: Editing with MÚSICA editor Melissa Kent
LA Talk Radio: Sam and Tory in the Morning talk to filmmaker Melissa Kent. Interview starts at 12:40
SHORT-FILM REVIEWS
One Film Fan: "Melissa Kent delivers a scarily accurate, bitingly satiric dramedy."
The London Tree: Melissa Kent's Directorial Debut Selected for Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts Fest
The Critical Critics: "...the human experience as comically complex as it is dramatically daring."
All Things Movies UK: "Bernie and Rebecca is honestly one of the best shorts out there."
Indie Shorts Mag: "That one conversation, that one moment, that one individual in whose company life would seem worth reliving every moment."
Culture War Reporters: "Bernie and Rebecca is a work that takes the wonder and the ‘what ifs’ of any budding relationship as far as they can possibly go.”
The Movie Waffler: “...both funny and moving. A heartfelt and clever short that offers thoughtful meditation on the nature of time and love.”